flambeau

[flam-boh]

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noun, plural flam·beaux

[flam-bohz] /ˈflæm boʊz/, flam·beaus.

a flaming torch.
a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
a large, decorated candlestick.

an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.

Origin of flambeau

1625–35; < French: torch, derivative of Old French flambe flame

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Related Words for flambeau

torch, lamp, beacon, lantern, dip, flambeau, incendiary, light, flash, flare, bougie

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Historical Examples of flambeau

Flambeau was peering into the house with a visage as white as a sheet.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
"I know what you're driving at," said Flambeau rather gloomily.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
"All right," said Flambeau, laughing, and finished his beer.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
Talking of tools, you've got that swordstick, Flambeau, you always carry?
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
Flambeau did not understand the sherry, but he did not object to it in the least.
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for flambeau

flambeau

noun plural -beaux (-bəʊ, -bəʊz) or -beaus

a burning torch, as used in night processions
a large ornamental candlestick

Word Origin for flambeau

C17: from Old French: torch, literally: a little flame, from flambe flame

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Word Origin and History for flambeau

also flambeaux, 1630s, from French flambeau, from flambe "flame" (see flamboyant).